Are The Utah Jazz Already Sold On Jimmer Fredette?

If there's one thing we can all agree on about the Utah Jazz,
it's that they've had a very clear identity for the last two
decades. Jerry Sloan had long been the man behind the
bench, and after the Karl Malone/John Stockton era, Deron
Williams quickly became the heart and soul of the team.

With Williams and Sloan now gone, it's tough to pick out who
embodies the Jazz. Center Al Jefferson has been
disappointing in his first season with Utah, Andrei Kirilenko
isn't the same player he once was and could soon be traded
himself, and Paul Millsap, while a good talent, isn't among the
NBA's recognizable faces.

The Jazz may hope that Devin Harris finds consistency in Utah or
that Derrick Favors develops into a premier power forward, but
for the first time in a long time, it's not quite clear who's
leading the Jazz.

Of course, there's a ready made solution to that problem.

His name is Jimmer Fredette, and as BYU's superstar he's already
so beloved in Utah that two
music
videos in his honor have gone viral.

If anyone has a feel for how Fredette will adapt to the pros, its
basketball people in Utah. In a weak draft, Fredette could
justifiably be selected around pick No. 10, and the Jazz could
instantly have their new savior.

Fredette will never be a Deron Williams level player in the NBA,
but he could be the answer to Utah's identity crisis. If
nothing else, he'd be a major draw for Jazz fans as the team
undergoes what could be a laborious rebuilding process.